that London quite easily could manage the Olympics: good luck for 2012.Oxton48, 3:58I ran London for the first time, for the Runner's World Forum Tsunami Team, and did 3:58 (well pleased!)I REALLY don't like crowds - I hate all the jostling and bumping. Euston
to the Forum Team 7 at 17 miles - thanks for the jelly babies! The best bit was the crowd: they really do cheer your name if it's on your vest, and it's just magical. And just before the finish when you can hear the "What have you done today..." song. I know it
.runnersworld.co.uk forum about something called base training' and thought I'd give it a go."Building an endurance base by slowly adding mileage to steady runs is a tried and tested technique, but base training using a heart-rate monitor (HRM) is an idea conceived
Send Us Your Story!Tell the world how your marathon went: we'd love to have your short, snappy stories to publish on this very site. If you're a forum runner or supporter, we may even be able to match you up with one of the 400 photos we took at the mile
. We also eavesdrop on the RW forums – this allows us to get objective feedback in addition to our internal, subjective feedback." EH: "You’ve always got to think about going forward and try to be innovative. We were the first to introduce prize money
style, cadence and run scheduling – along with all the motivation you can provide. If your local club can't help you find someone to coach, try runningpartners.co.uk. Or you could just put a post on our forums.Find more flexitimeDon't let your training
with your coach, medical professionals or even other runners on online forums. Any uncertainty or fear will eat into your enthusiasm and hold you back. John Gannon, Striders of Croydon stridersofcroydon.co.uk) Set a routine Your running has
enjoyed the forum cycle ride in Epping - but also had fun at the Grim8, and cycling to Checkwood and Luton on longer rides.December's lowlight: Realising I'm going to have to carry a truckload of food on the bike to get longer training rides
wonderful experience throughout.The forums have been amazing – people have posted so many lovely comments on my thread, especially last week. I’ve been trying to reply to everyone who’s posted regardless of their target time – after all, I said from
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